This report examines teams strength of schedule, comparing the difficulty before and after this week. The top ranked defense has a rank of 1, the bottom ranked defense a rank of 32.
| Team | Opponents BEFORE this week |
W9 Opponent |
Opponents AFTER this week |
AFTER MINUS BEFORE |
Remaining Defensive Opponents |
FF Playoff Opponents (W15, W16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | 15.0 | DAL (4) | 20.6 | 5.6 | Easier | 13.5 |
| Lions | 13.0 | BYE (N/A) | 18.1 | 5.1 | Easier | 30.0 |
| Chiefs | 15.0 | BYE (N/A) | 20.0 | 5.0 | Easier | 27.5 |
| Dolphins | 13.4 | BUF (12) | 17.1 | 3.7 | About Same | 24.5 |
| Saints | 15.5 | TEN (8) | 19.0 | 3.5 | About Same | 24.5 |
| Rams | 16.0 | MIN (13) | 19.4 | 3.4 | About Same | 14.5 |
| Packers | 14.4 | CAR (6) | 17.5 | 3.1 | About Same | 16.0 |
| Colts | 14.4 | DEN (1) | 17.3 | 2.9 | About Same | 22.5 |
| Browns | 12.6 | CIN (10) | 15.4 | 2.8 | About Same | 11.5 |
| Seahawks | 14.9 | BYE (N/A) | 16.6 | 1.8 | About Same | 16.0 |
| Jaguars | 18.3 | NYJ (2) | 20.0 | 1.7 | About Same | 22.5 |
| Raiders | 15.9 | PIT (9) | 16.8 | 0.9 | About Same | 21.0 |
| Bears | 16.4 | SD (25) | 17.1 | 0.7 | About Same | 19.5 |
| 49ers | 14.8 | ATL (14) | 14.9 | 0.1 | About Same | 20.0 |
| Patriots | 13.3 | WAS (16) | 13.4 | 0.1 | About Same | 5.0 |
| Bengals | 16.9 | CLE (27) | 16.5 | -0.4 | About Same | 15.0 |
| Falcons | 18.3 | SF (29) | 17.9 | -0.4 | About Same | 12.5 |
| Panthers | 18.9 | GB (17) | 18.1 | -0.7 | About Same | 23.0 |
| Steelers | 17.9 | OAK (21) | 17.1 | -0.7 | About Same | 14.5 |
| Redskins | 15.6 | NE (15) | 14.3 | -1.3 | About Same | 9.5 |
| Ravens | 16.6 | BYE (N/A) | 14.5 | -2.1 | About Same | 14.5 |
| Texans | 17.5 | BYE (N/A) | 15.1 | -2.4 | About Same | 16.0 |
| Giants | 14.6 | TB (26) | 11.7 | -2.9 | About Same | 9.5 |
| Buccaneers | 16.6 | NYG (32) | 13.6 | -2.9 | About Same | 11.5 |
| Jets | 19.0 | JAX (19) | 16.0 | -3.0 | About Same | 9.5 |
| Chargers | 19.4 | CHI (18) | 15.0 | -4.4 | About Same | 22.0 |
| Cowboys | 19.1 | PHI (7) | 14.8 | -4.4 | About Same | 7.0 |
| Broncos | 22.3 | IND (24) | 17.9 | -4.4 | About Same | 9.5 |
| Titans | 21.1 | NO (31) | 16.0 | -5.1 | Harder | 18.5 |
| Vikings | 21.9 | STL (5) | 16.6 | -5.2 | Harder | 25.0 |
| Bills | 18.7 | MIA (23) | 11.0 | -7.7 | Harder | 10.0 |
| Cardinals | 22.1 | BYE (N/A) | 10.9 | -11.3 | Much Harder | 12.0 |
Filed Under: 2015, w9
